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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 287 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 8
  3. tension
  4. a log across a stream
  5. 10
  6. suspension bridge
  7. compression
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. True
  11. False
  12. 11
  13. pushes out on its ends
  14. 6
  15. False
  16. suspension bridge
  17. suspension bridge
  18. arch bridge
  19. 12
  20. 7
  21. stones squeezed together
  22. suspension bridge
  23. True
  24. a curve under the deck
  25. a flat deck on piers
  26. piers
  27. False
  28. True
  29. the simplest bridge
  30. beam bridge
  31. the longest spans of all
  32. False
  33. beam bridge
  34. deck hangs from cables
  35. arch bridge
  36. 35
  37. tall towers hold cables
  38. 50
  39. beam bridge
  40. good for short gaps

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